Title: Analytics plugin or core?
Last modified: February 18, 2025

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# Analytics plugin or core?

 *  Resolved [hebhansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hebhansen/)
 * (@hebhansen)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-plugin-or-core/)
 * Hi
 * I just installed a woo and in settings there is now a check mark for analytics.
   Does that replace this plugin?

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 *  [Mahfuzur Rahman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahfuzurwp/)
 * (@mahfuzurwp)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-plugin-or-core/#post-18313710)
 * Hi [@hebhansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hebhansen/),
 * WooCommerce’s built-in **Analytics** provides reports on sales, orders, and customer
   data directly within your dashboard.
 * The **Google Analytics for WooCommerce** plugin connects your store to Google
   Analytics, allowing you to track visitor behavior, marketing performance, and
   eCommerce conversions in more detail.
 * If you only need basic sales reports, WooCommerce Analytics may be enough. But
   if you want deeper insights into user activity and traffic sources, integrating
   Google Analytics would be beneficial.
 * Thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [hebhansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hebhansen/)
 * (@hebhansen)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-plugin-or-core/#post-18320082)
 * Thx [@mahfuzurwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahfuzurwp/)
 * That makes sense, yet confusing. Maybe Woo could switcht terminology to reports
   instead. I mean Analytics for Woo and Analytics for Woo….. Just saying 🙂
 *  [Zee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublezed2/)
 * (@doublezed2)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-plugin-or-core/#post-18321880)
 * Hello [hebhansen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hebhansen/),
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * I understand your point, however, if we use “reports” that might confuse users
   with depreciated [WooCommerce Reports](https://woocommerce.com/document/reports/).
 * Just to clarify:
   **WooCommerce Analytics:**This is a built-in feature in WooCommerce
   that provides reports on sales, orders, and customer data directly within your
   dashboard.
 * **Google Analytics for WooCommerce**:
   This is a plugin that connects your store
   with Google Analytics, allowing you to track visitor behavior, marketing performance,
   and conversions in more detail.
 * Please don’t hesitate to contact us again if you have more questions.
   We are 
   here to help 🙂
 * Best regards.

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 * Last reply from: [Zee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doublezed2/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/analytics-plugin-or-core/#post-18321880)
 * Status: resolved